Board members getting settled in to Ann Arbor DDA retreat at Zingerman’s Events on Fourth – guests include city administrator Steve Powers and Tim Marshall, Bank of Ann Arbor president and chair of the Ann Arbor SPARK board. Retreat runs through 3:30 p.m. and is open to the public. [photo] [photo]

MICATS (Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands) is reporting that two of its protesters have been arrested for locking their necks with bicycle U-locks to pipeline construction trucks being used for the Enbridge Line 6B pipeline expansion. [Source]

In a roundup of the lineup for the Aug. 5, 2014 primary elections, we overstated by one year Ward 5 councilmember Chuck Warpehoski’s length of service as a council representative on the city’s environmental commission. He served in that capacity during his first year on the council. We note the error here and have corrected the original article.